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Admitted to Lewis And Clark CollegeLSAT 166 GPA 3.60 2025–26 cycle
Attending Albany Law School Of Union University
Apply as early as you can without rushing your application. Write every optional essay when given the chance. And ABOVE ALL, take a break, go for a walk. Each school will be moving at its own pace - no matter how often you check this website it won’t move the process along any faster :)
My goal in entering the 2022/23 Cycle: Get a full ride (or very close); Receive no conditions on said full ride; Be in Washington State (but also consider other states just in case). I ended up choosing Gonzaga Law. Some of this stems from my desire to be in WA State, even Eastern WA, long term. Secondly, I want to…
If you are a splitter, apply as soon as possible. I applied in Oct but should have applied in September but was lazy. I also had subpar personal statements (if you are non-trad, focus on Why Law? and Why Now?). I shouldn’t have wasted my ED on Berk as I knew I wouldn’t get in, but it was my top choice as a Bay Area…
Do it or do not do it. You will regret both. - Soren Kierkegaard
I’ll come back and put my “words of wisdom” for all the non-trad splitters looking for data points. 11/25/2025
Believe in yourself, no matter what. I put off even taking a diagnostic test for two years because I didn’t think I was smart enough for law school. You can do whatever you put your mind to, if you’re willing to put in the work.
Shout out to all the trans girls out there! This first point is addressed to y’all. I’m going to be so real: y’all got the softs, alright? But you got to right those essays, and write them well, even if it’s hard. There is a lot of doomerism, and there is good cause for that. But I want to stress: law school classes…
LSAT 166 GPA 3.84 2025–26 cycle
Admitted to Washington and Lee University
The people on reddit are cornballs
Start studying for the lsat 2 months before you think you should. Reach out to LORs in the spring before apps open and get them in LSAC by September. Utilize your university writing center; it is their job to help you start/fix your essays. You got this!! You will get into school.
“What, like it’s hard?” it IS hard
You’ve only got one shot at life. Make the most out of it.
live your life, live your life, live your life.
If you’re reading this, I hope you have an excellent application cycle! I’ve added as much info as I can to give you an idea how a nontraditional student’s application and journey might look like. My Background I’ve worked as a chip designer for a few large tech companies over the last 9 years. I’d like to make a…
As an older candidate, prestige is not the most important factor to consider when choosing a law school. Enjoying your life as you live it should be a much higher factor in your decision. Don’t hate your life now so you can “enjoy” it in more the future.
celebrate your little wins, be easy on yourself, don’t forget how bell curves work, and never ever ask for advice on reddit (instead ask: an admissions officer at that school, a professor or faculty member at your undergrad, a friend in law school, etc)
Hey, you’re probably reading this because you have similar stats to me. Welcome, super splitter! I used this site as my guiding light when applying for the 2024 cycle. I always appreciated the “wisdom for future generations” on profiles that actually wrote something, so here are my scattered thoughts that I wish…
Do everything early. Start studying early, take your LSAT at an earlier administration than you need to, start writing early, submit your applications early. Don’t feel like you have to do law-related work to seem qualified. My work was only tangentially law-related, but was pretty unique and related clearly to a…
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